charfaust's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
gothichues's review
3.0
The sequel focused towards the war between the maji and the nobility which I find interesting because it explored the different clans of the maji, the titans and also their magic. The downfall of the sequel for me is the writing. It became so repetitive and sometimes I just kept rolling my eyes after seeing certain phrases that are always there whenever I read a character perspective and yes, I'm talking about Amari's POV. Also, she's so annoying in this book and I'm done caring about her. I am once again not a fan of the romance. Although, the new love interest is somewhat better than Inan, I still think that its half baked and could've never existed at all, in my opinion. Overall, there's nothing remarkable happened throughout the book but I still cared about Zelie and the maji clans so 3 stars it is.
bazazilio's review
2.0
I'm so disappointed. Why does it have to be so bad? I loved the first book with my heart! It was perfect! It had interesting characters, moral dilemmas, beautiful world, everything!
This is so stupid. Everyone is stupid. Everything is black and white and stupid. Characters don't grow but make the same mistakes. Overpowered characters are trumped by more overpowered characters. Everyone is driven by hatred and stupidity. It is almost impossible to empathise with the characters.
I'm mad because I loved the first book so much. The only thing I liked about this one was Roёn
This is so stupid. Everyone is stupid. Everything is black and white and stupid. Characters don't grow but make the same mistakes. Overpowered characters are trumped by more overpowered characters. Everyone is driven by hatred and stupidity. It is almost impossible to empathise with the characters.
I'm mad because I loved the first book so much. The only thing I liked about this one was Roёn
fritna's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
4.75
This was such an amazing book but the ending didn’t make much sense…
itzra3's review
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
d_liountris's review
4.0
This was frustrating. There is a TV show called The 100 that I absolutely adore but take no joy from. It is amazing but it is designed to make you scream at it. I feel Tomi Adeyemi watched all 7 seasons of that show before she wrote this book.
I don't love this. It didn't bring me joy like the first one did. But it was good. Adeyemi expanded on the world she created and ramped up the stakes at every turn. It's just that certain actions seemed to come out of nowhere. For one, Amari and Zelie at one point switch positions between getting peace and getting vengeance, a decision that leads Amari to becoming a flat-out mass murderer. And it wasn't her actions that bug me, but the way we got there.
This story feels like it suffers from great ideas without enough of an execution. What I mean is that as separate scenes, there is a lot to love. But together, some things just didn't work. Some deaths were not as gut-wrenching as the book wanted them to be. Some choices were not as understandable as they were presented. And, my biggest issue, the ending felt like it was entirely rushed.
Now, this may all be because of that terrible curse of being the middle part of a trilogy, but as it stands, I'd probably give this a 3.5 (rounded off to a 4 because I still love the world that was crafted here). Still a good score, but considering I gave the first book a 5, it is a big dip.
That said, I am looking forward to the third book. I think Adeyemi is fantastic at crafting a world and her mythology, and I truly think she will end this series off on the note it needs.
I don't love this. It didn't bring me joy like the first one did. But it was good. Adeyemi expanded on the world she created and ramped up the stakes at every turn. It's just that certain actions seemed to come out of nowhere. For one, Amari and Zelie at one point switch positions between getting peace and getting vengeance, a decision that leads Amari to becoming a flat-out mass murderer. And it wasn't her actions that bug me, but the way we got there.
This story feels like it suffers from great ideas without enough of an execution. What I mean is that as separate scenes, there is a lot to love. But together, some things just didn't work. Some deaths were not as gut-wrenching as the book wanted them to be. Some choices were not as understandable as they were presented. And, my biggest issue, the ending felt like it was entirely rushed.
Now, this may all be because of that terrible curse of being the middle part of a trilogy, but as it stands, I'd probably give this a 3.5 (rounded off to a 4 because I still love the world that was crafted here). Still a good score, but considering I gave the first book a 5, it is a big dip.
That said, I am looking forward to the third book. I think Adeyemi is fantastic at crafting a world and her mythology, and I truly think she will end this series off on the note it needs.
mexican_ninjas's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0